בס"ד

JUDAIC AND HEBREW STUDIES CURRICULUM

Rabbi Shmuel Jablon (Menahel) and Rabbi Naftoli Eisemann (S'gan Menahel)

Revised Cheshvan, 5773/ October, 2012

Contents

• School Mission Statement
• תורה שבכתב - The Written Torah"
• תורה שבעל פה - The Oral Torah"
• הלכה - "Jewish Law"
• תפילה - Tefillah
• הסטוריה יהודית - Jewish History"
• ידיעות כלליות - "Basic Jewish Knowledge"
• חסד - "Chesed/Service Learning"
• עברית) לשון) - "Hebrew Language"
• מילים - "Hebrew Language Vocabulary Chart"
  For both "Written Torah" and Hebrew Language"

ה הידיעה

General Rule

The ה has a פּתָּח "_" under it and the letter following it has a דָּ גש (•)*. E.g. השָּ מיִם

Exceptions

ה, ח - If it precedes either of these two letters, as long as they do not have a קָ מץ under them, then it does not receive a ( • ) דָּ גש .

Example:

ה ח דש

א, ע, ר

- If it precedes any of these letters, except an ע with a קָ מץ , the פּתָּח under the ה changes to a קָ מץ .

Example:

הָאָרֶֹץ

ה, ח, ע

- If it precedes any of these letters with a קָ מץ גָּדוֹל , then the פּתָּח under the ה changes to a סֶֹגּוֹל **.

Example: הֶֹהָרִים

*Note: Two exceptions are the words

הלְוִיִים and a word in the פִּעֵֹל verb structure, in the present tense that has the letter מ with a שְוָא under it preceding the root word. In both cases, the letter following the ה does not receive a ( • ) דָּ גש .

Example:

המְ דבֵֹּר

**Note: If the word is written short so that the stress is on the one of these letters, then the

) ( פּתָּח

under the ה changes to a קָ מץ .

Example:

הָהָָֽר

ה השאלה

General Rule:

The ה has a חטָף פּתָּח. E.g. השוֹמֵֹר

Exceptions:

If it precedes a שְוָא then the חטָף - פּתָּח changes to a פּתָּח. E.g. הבְרָכָבה

א, ה, ח, ע

- If it precedes any of these letters and they do not have a קָ מץ under them, then the חטָף פּתָּח changes to a פּתָּח. E.g. האֶֹמֶֹת

א, ה, ח, ע

- If it precedes any of these letters and they do have a קָ מץ under them, then the חטָף פּתָּח changes to a סֶֹגּוֹל. E.g. הֶֹחָזָק

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ו ההפוך

From future to past

General Rule: The ו has a פּתָּח under it and the letter following it has a ( • ) דָּ גש. E.g. ותְּ מהֵֹר

Exceptions:

י - If it precedes the letter י, then the י does not have a ( • ) דָּ גש. E.g. וי כל

א - If it precedes the letter א then the א does not have a ( • ) דָּ גש and the פּ תּח under the ו turns into a קָ מץ. E.g. וָ א מר

From past to future

General Rule: The ו has a שוָא under it and the stress of the word is on the last syllable*. Otherwise the the ו is a ו החבור. E.g. ושָ מעְתִָּֽי

Exceptions:

If it precedes a letter that has a שְוָא under it, then the ו becomes a וּ ( שוּרֻק. E.g. וּ ק שרְתֶָֹּֽם

ב, ו, מ, פ - If it precedes any of these four letters then the ו becomes a וּ ( שוּרֻק. E.g. וּפִ תּחְ תּ

י - If it precedes a letter י with a שְוָא under it, then the שְוָא under the י is left out and the שְוָא under the ו becomes a חִירִק. E.g. וִי דעְתֶָֹּֽם

*Note: If the last letter of the root word ends with the letter א or ה, then even with a ו ההפוך the stress of the word is not on the last syllable. One would need to figure it out based on the context of the rest of the pasuk. E.g. וְקָרָָֽא ת, וְהָיִָֽי ת

Rabbi Ari Silver

MIDDOT (Character Traits)

As part of our Tanakh studies, key Middot that come from the texts studied are discussed. The chart below indicates these character traits for each month in each grade.